Monthly Meeting Agenda - April 17
We will meet in person at St. Louis City Hall on Mill Street. For those unable to attend in person, please consider joining the meeting via Zoom* (invitation follows).
Additions to agenda
Approval of March minutes
Treasurer’s report – Gary Smith, Treasurer
o 2024 membership dues are $5 and can be paid either in-person at general membership meetings, by check mailed to P.O. Box 172, St. Louis, MI 48880, or via the “donate” button at the following hyperlink <https://www.pinerivercag.org/take-action>
Correspondence and Communication - Brittany Fremion, Chairperson
Gary and Brittany will submit the FPS TAG Report for Quarter 1 2024 to EPA Region 5 by the end of the month.
· The CAG received a response to its UGSW letter from EPA on March 15, 2024.
· CAG officers met with EPA TASC Program coordinators on March 25, 2024, and submitted a request for a TASC expert for assistance with downstream work on April 9, 2024.
· CAG officers approved and posted a job advertisement for a new TA in late March. The posting can be accessed at the following link <https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3876441335>
· The CAG received a copy of the ANP Bird/Nest Study Workplan from EGLE on April 2, 2024.
· Update on CAG website and traffic – Ed Lorenz
· Update on documentary film project featuring CAG – Colin Gray (TBD)
EGLE Report - Erik Martinson, Project Manager
· Remarks from EGLE Director Phillip Roos
· Update on PFAS sampling results and monitoring
· Update on fish sampling
· Update on residential bird/nest study
Program: Residential Bird/Nest Collection Workshop led by Weston
EPA Report Velsicol Burn Pit Site - Jennifer Knoepfle, Project Manager, and Anna Nguyen, Project Manager #2
· Update on ephemeral channel sampling west of the VBP (“ditch sampling”) – Anna
· Update on Phase I (in situ thermal) – Jennifer and Scott Pratt
EPA Report Velsicol Former Plant Site - Jennifer Knoepfle, Project Manager
· Update on FPS on-site work
· Update on downstream activities
· Update on UGSW decision
Ongoing Business
· PBB Leadership Team update – Ed Lorenz, Norm Keon, Jane Jelenek
· PBB Essay Collection Launch and Short Film Screenings, April 26, 2024, at Historic Opera House downtown Alma from 5:30-7:30 pm – Brittany
Technical Advisor Report
· The CAG is currently without a TA.
New Business
Adjournment
April Zoom Meeting Invitation
*Zoom meetings are primarily for streaming purposes, although Doug Brecht, CAG Zoom czar, will monitor the chat and look for raised hands so remote participants can ask questions.
April Zoom Meeting Invitation
*Zoom meetings are primarily for streaming purposes, although Doug Brecht, CAG Zoom czar, will monitor the chat and look for raised hands so remote participants can ask questions/lend insights. Please note that the meeting ID and password change each month.
Topic: CAG April 2024 General Membership Meeting
Time: Apr 17, 2024 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 842 0232 3215
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